A group of disabled teenagers got to travel like James Bond for a day, having the adventure of their lives. Students from St Nicholas special school in Chippenham took a thrilling ride in a six-seater plane and open top classic cars thanks to aviation
Funding for Calne Leisure Centre will be cut by £13,000 next year after town councillors voiced fears over the forthcoming budget and hearing of a potential rise in the precept. Last year the leisure centre received £25,000 from Calne Town Council
SHELLEY Rudman’s build-up to her assault on Winter Olympics gold starts in earnest in Canada tomorrow. Pewsey’s reigning world champion, 32, opens her season with the opening race in the eight-round FIBT World Cup series in Calgary at 5.15pm (British
Youngsters braved their fear of insects at John Bentley School in Calne on Monday when they had the chance to touch and hold a range of different animals. An expert from education company Zoolab showed the creatures to an audience of primary school
Tributes have been flooding in for Swindon town crier Fred Ferris. Fred, 82, had been the voice of the town for more than 15 years. He died on Thursday night at the Great Western Hospital after being ill for a number of weeks. His son,
NORTH Wilts ladies recorded a resounding 45-shot victory over Bristol in a women’s national inter-club team championship event. They followed up a 28 shots success over Purnell in the opening round of the Yetton Plate with a comprehensive 96-51
JUSTIN Webster is hopeful his side can give the promotion aspirations of third-placed Cribbs a thorough examination this weekend. Devizes returned to winning ways after back-to-back league and cup defeats to Bradford Town and Highworth Town respectively
Cheques to representatives of many of 30 local groups that raised a total of over £8,200 on the annual Devizes Lions Sponsored Walk to Roundway Down in October have been presented. Club president Geoff Taylor recalled that the walk was completed
MICHAEL Coles hopes his wealth of cricketing experience can help to lead a revival of the Wiltshire team after being reappointed county skipper for 2014. All-rounder Coles has returned to the role he departed in 2010 after Joe Breet, who will continue
Rerired nurse Clare Algar died on November 12 at Watersmead Care Home in Westbury, aged 93. She was born in South Armagh, Northern Ireland, in 1920. Aged 15 she left home to work as a nanny for a London doctor, arriving to a capital city draped
There was a buzz of pride in Marlborough this morning as thousands of people lined the High Street to welcome members of the 4 Military Intelligence Battalion back from Afghanistan. A huge cheered swelled as almost 200 soldiers marched from Marlborough
Christmas officially begins in Marlborough today when two young winners of the town schools’ choir competition will switch on the town’s lights at 7pm. The competition will be at St Mary’s Church from 5pm and is part of an evening of entertainment
ST JOHN’S School and Community College in Marlborough emerged top school in the Kennet Schools’ Area Cross Country trials held at Marlborough College, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The school provided three winners with Jacob Smith and Katie McQue, in particular
Anti-smoking campiagners have welcomed the government review of cigarette packaging that could seen them sold in plain packets. Public Health Minister Jane Ellison announced today that the eminent paediatrician Sir Cyril Chantler has been asked
DI King made a welcome return as writer of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the fourth Grittleton pantomime in the current series, which ran to four packed houses last week. For the second time in succession Gilly Madders bravely took on the task
This week’s column is all about mathematics. If you are like me, that word will make your pulse elevate slightly, not in excitement but because for years I felt I couldn’t ‘do’ maths. Despite the best efforts of the teachers at Grove County Junior
Since the election, the Liberal Democrats in government have helped businesses create one million new jobs, building a stronger economy in a fairer society. However, the number of people in work has risen faster than unemployment statistics have
You may think that the Party system, and especially tough ‘whipping’ in recent years, has diminished the purpose of, and the passion for, Parliamentary debates. We think nostalgically of the ‘great days’ – Thatcher, Churchill, Gladstone, Disraeli
The parade is all over now and the crowd is dispersing. Trying to find out why the promised Chinook helicopters never made an appearance. Lots of excited chatter from the youngsters as they head back to school. Dignitaries and soldiers are
MARLBOROUGH opened up a four-point gap in the West Clubs League North Division by romping to an 11-2 triumph over Bristol University 2 – their fifth successive home league victory this season. The home side were quickly into their stride and Rosie
DEVIZES took a firm hold of top spot in the Davis Wood League Central One division as they defeated third-placed Old Bristolians 4-3 and closest challenges Yeovil & Sherborne lost. But it needed a comeback triumph from the Wiltshire men as
THE Premier League has confirmed the appointment of Calne's Dan Hunt as its new head of elite performance. Hunt, a former member of the Chippenham Wheelers Cycling Club, has switched to football from cycling, having previously been the sports director
Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott has again refused to respond to critics angry over the council’s decision to increase its members’ allowances. Over 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for Cllr Scott and her cabinet to resign, after
Revellers have seen a giant shark, a unicorn and white horses at the Devizes Christmas Festival’s lantern parade and tomorrow’s star attraction will be a life-size elephant. It has been made by artists Mick and Chris Davey of Great Cheverell, Oliver
PEWSEY Vale romped into the quarter finals of the Wiltshire Senior Cup after administering an 8-1 thrashing to Swindon's Hellenic League side New College last night. Vale comfortably booked a last-eight clash with Toolstation League First Division
Fundraiser Stuart Foulstone says he is lucky to be alive after being sucked into a whirlpool, being under water for almost three minutes during a white water raft challenge in Africa. As time ran out Mr Foulstone, 45, did not think he would surface
The family of 12-year-old Maisie Gibbins, who died after suffering a brain aneurysm while on holiday, have paid a touching tribute to her. Maisie, a year 8 pupil at St John’s School in Marlborough, suffered the aneurysm while on a family holiday
